- HD 1080
- Runtime: 121m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: Japan, United States of America
- Director: Paul Schrader
- Stars: Ken Ogata, Go Riju, Masayuki Shionoya, Hiroshi Mikami, Junkichi Orimoto
- keywords: suicide, identity, patriotism, nationalism, coup d'etat, author, art, lgbt, gay theme, four chapters, film in chapters
- Production_studio: Lucasfilm Ltd., American Zoetrope, Filmlink International
- Slogan: On November 25, 1970, Japan's most celebrated writer, Yukio Mishima, shocked the world.
- providers: Criterion Channel
- The Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters is featured in the top rankings of 1985
- #6 in Top Drama Movies of 1985
A fictional account of the life of Japanese author Yukio Mishima, combining dramatizations of three of his novels and a depiction of the events of November 25th, 1970.